Rochester Roots Experimental Horticulture P15419

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Rochester Roots Experimental Horticulture

P15419

McKenzie WordenJames Forbes

Benjamin KerlinLawrence Osai

Ryan Cody

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Team Introduction

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Agenda

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Project Background

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Project Statement & Deliverables

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Stakeholders

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Use Scenarios

Water Plants

Plant Seeds

Fill PotsMake Soil

Students

Data Analysis

Record Data

Measure

Observe

Supervise Explain Results

Teach Students

Explain Lab

Teachers

Change Conditions

Filter Water

Transplant Presentation

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Customer NeedsCustomer Rqmt. #

Importance Category Description

CR1 1 Safety School SafeCR3 1 Teaching Intuitive user interface (For students)CR4 1 Control Able to measure water content in the soilCR5 1 Control Able to control amount of water addedCR6 1 Control Able to filter the chlorine out of the waterCR7 1 Control Able to record water, light and temperature conditionsCR8 1 Control Able to control amount of light providedCR9 1 Control Able to measure amount of light provided

CR10 1 Control Gives user information on room and unit conditionsCR11 1 Physical Constraints Fits on a table in the classroom ( 33" x 322" )CR12 1 Physical Constraints Portion containing plants is portable by 3rd graderCR13 1 Physical Constraints Mouse ProofCR14 1 Physical Constraints Aesthetics (Match the theme of the school)CR15 1 Physical Constraints Movable by students (3rd - 6th)CR16 1 Experiment Able to produce enough plants to find statistically significant differences.CR17 1 Experiment Able to separate plants types or conditions for different teamsCR18 1 Experiment Able to grow a variety of different plant typesCR19 1 Experiment Able to experiment with different environmental conditionsCR20 1 Experiment Facilitates user to keep a record of dataCR21 1 Experiment Visable results (Graphics)CR22 1 Cost Has long life cycleCR23 1 Cost Less expensive than the provided budgetCR24 2 Teaching Assists teachers to meet curriculum (STEM learning/Common Core Standards)CR25 2 Teaching Active learning. Involves student in each step of the experimental growing processCR26 2 Teaching Usable by different agesCR27 2 Cost Easy to repair/Low MaintenanceCR28 3 Teaching Team OrientedCR29 3 Physical Constraints Made from sustainable materialsCR30 3 Physical Constraints Easy to cleanCR31 3 Physical Constraints Clear planting container (See roots grow and aesthetics)

Importance: (1=must have, 2=nice to have, 3=preference only)

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Engineering Requirementsrqmt. # Importance Source Engineering Requirement Unit of Measure Marginal Value

S1 1 Safety No live wires mA <1

S2 1 Safety No small parts cm (D) x cm (l) 3.175 x 5.715

S3 1 Safety FDA safe N/A N/A

S4 3 Safety Weight lbs / unit 15

S5 1 Controls Water cups / day 2

S6 1 Controls Light fc / hour 16,000

S7 1 Controls Temperature C0 20-35

S8 1 Controls Filtered water Liters 5

S9 1 Teaching Time hours / day 1

S10 2 Teaching Growth time days 100

S11 2 Teaching Number of students involved # 10

S12 1 Experiment Duribility # 1,000

S13 2 Experiment Drop test m 1

S14 2 Experiment Data requirements for satistics #n 20

S15 1 Cost Staying under Budget $ 800

S16 1 Cost Long life cycle cycles 5000

S17 1 Physical Constraints Fit on table m2 6.8

S18 1 Physical Constraints Height constraints m 2

S19 1 Physical Constraints Mouse Proof mm (D) 6.35

S20 2 Physical Constraints Plant growth m2 0.25

S21 2 Physical Constraints Easy to clean min / day 15

S22 2 Physical Constraints Recycled materials Binary N/A

S23 2 Physical Constraints Aesteticly Pleasing Binary N/A

Importance: (1=must have, 2=nice to have)

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Top Concerns

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Project Plan

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Questions?

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The End

Freddie Thomas Montessori School